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This is what I mean by "we overrate our RB's" - blaming Knighton's 3.9 ypc on the OL & saying he'd easily average 6.5 ypc last year. Knighton simply wasn't the talent he was hyped up to be.

IMO - Chaney had multiple chances his Freshman year (UAB, Duke, Oregon St, etc) where in the open field he had a chance to turn the corner and didn't really do it. To my eyes - I don't see why he would've housed the FSU runs last year when he didn't house these runs his FR year. Again, this is...

I'm not questioning how he tested in HS - but what does Chaney test at now? How do you know if it's significantly worse? I'm not saying Chaney hasn't lost a step - I'm just saying how much is probably overstated. Pre-ACL - 79 carries - 4 20+ yd runs. Long of 33 yds Post-ACL - 96 carries - 5...

I didn't say Chaney was more explosive post-ACL. I said his explosiveness was about the same. My point being - in general, we tend to overrate/over-hype our RB's ability when they're younger, so we tend to overstate how much their injuries affected them.

It's expectations & reputation too - which are often unrealistic. Example - Chaney averaged 4.6 ypc before the ACL. He averaged 5.1 ypc after the ACL. The narrative has been Chaney "lost his explosiveness" when the reality is he's about the same level of explosiveness after the ACL. But...

13th & Final Game Update & Observations: - Good bounce back in explosive runs from the RB's. 1st 6 P5 games - 3 20+ yds runs, 0 30+ yd runs. Last 4 P5 games - 8 20+ yds runs, 3 30+ yd runs. - Overall - I'd say our RB's performed above average, but a little disappointing given our good OL...

I don't know how hurt Parrish is - but he did get 10 snaps vs Louisville. They're just on passing downs. He's kind of slotted in to our receiving RB, but we don't really throw to our RB's

11th Game Update & Observations: - What a bounce back game from Fletcher. It's clear now he's established himself as the #1 workhorse RB - Our RB's have 730+ career rushes. Fletcher's 55 yd run is the only run any RB has had over 40 yds. It was great to finally see that. - I'll say it again -...

I don't dispute the 100 & track times - but IMO on the football field Chaney was noticeably slower than Cam & Knighton.

I don't think Chaney was ever the fastest on the team. Pre-Injury Cam & Knighton were faster. Post-injury CJ and I'm guessing Allen are faster.

Henry is also 247 and Fletcher is 225

Fletcher doesn't ever put in his left arm. Literally ever - I can't find a clip of him where the ball is in his left hand. So when he runs left, he doesn't even have the option of stiff arming with his right. He'll stiff arm when running right.

I'm a Don guy - but he's always looked a little chubby to me. Deejay Dallas used to get called fat all the time but Don never does even though they have similar body types. I agree Don seems to have lost a step - but I don't think he was ever a burner. His rep was a 4.4 guy, but if you look...

10th Game Update & Observations: - Chaney had a huge 1st half vs FSU with 7 carries for 80 yds. 3 of his 10 longest career runs came in the 1st half. 5 carries for 5 yds in the 2nd was tough. - Fletcher had a rough game. People have documented it - but he missed large holes on multiple runs...

My thought from the jump was Fletcher is like a hybrid of Gus Edwards (running) & Mike James (receiving & versatility) Didn't want to share that because of the outrage I'd get from the "Fletcher is Derrick Henry" hive - but IMO it's a realistic comp

I don't think he houses it untouched. But the point is more if he's not going to run to open field there - when will he? It's not going to get more wide open that that. IMO he's better off running to open field, switching the ball to his left hand (he always keeps it in his right), and...

This run right here....is a perfect example of what I can already tell will be an ongoing frustration with Fletcher. I said after the NC St game "Fletcher needs to improve his open field running. He needs to stay moving forward, use his momentum to maintain his power and use stiff arms. No...

Good point and no argument against TVD. I just feel like ball control won't get it done today, so I'd rather roll the dice on TVD not throwing INT's. Not sure if Emory or JB can trade punches as I'm expecting we'll have to do. I'd love to wreck FSU's season

Yup - vs Pr teams it looks like: CJ - Chaney - Fletcher - AJay - 26 Parrish- 29 TVD - BS - 80 FSU has given up a 20+ yd carry in against all 8 of it's P5 opponents this year. I don't care if it's a RB, WR, or QB - we're gonna need some big runs today. FSU has put up 30 in 14 of it's last...

9th Game Update & Observations: - Fletcher became our 4y RB to start a game, and he delivered with a 100 yd game - Parrish & Chaney were barely used. It'll be interesting to see if that continues moving forward. Not sure if they're still banged up, or if Fletcher is now just our workhorse - IMO...